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Too Little, Too Late: Hitler and the Introduction of the Messerschmitt Me 262
By Colin D. Heaton and Anne-Marie Lewis By June 1941, Adolf Hitler had perhaps come to…
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Marine Corps Special Operations: A Brief History
By Fred Pushies Marine Raiders sport the two-piece…
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Yamamoto and the Planning for Pearl Harbor
By Mark Stille Japan’s approach in 1941, which consisted of negotiations in parallel with preparations for…
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The Roots of Conflict— Vietnam War’s True Dawn
By Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore and Joseph Galloway There never was…
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October 3-4, 1993: The Battle of Mogadishu– Analysis and Conclusion
By Clayton K. S. Chun Analysis The battle of Mogadishu was a watershed event for Washington.…
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Legions of Rome: Where It All Began
by Stephen Dando-Collins
By Stephen Dando-Collins Down through the centuries, millions of men served with the army of imperial…
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A. Peter Dewey: The United States’ First Casualty in Vietnam
By Callie Oettinger September 26, 1945, A. Peter Dewey was killed in Vietnam, becoming the first…
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September 17, 1862: Antietam in Images
By Callie Oettinger “All campaigns have a turning point—a moment or a day (or sometimes longer)…
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Battle of Antietam: Chronology and Aftermath
By Norman S. Stevens Chronology 17 September: THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM (also known as Sharpsburg). It must…
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Fort McHenry: September 12-14, 1814
By René Chartrand On September 12, Baltimore was in view of the 50 British warships. To…
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Military History
The Wreck of USS Monitor
by David Gibbins
Almost half of the ships that I cover in my book, A History…
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America’s Most Clandestine Military Unit
Adam Gamal (a pseudonym created to keep his family safe from harm) served in the most…
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Feathered Fighters
by Tom Clavin
67 years ago, the U.S. Army Pigeon Service closed. You might think that…
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7 Books to Celebrate Women’s History Month
This Women’s History Month, we bring you seven titles highlighting the amazing feats of women, whether…
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Good With a Gun
by Tom Clavin
In the following excerpt from Follow Me to Hell, Tom Clavin introduces John…
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When Fascists Roamed America’s Cities
by Thomas Mullen
When we think about the World War II years, we tend to visualize…
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The Mayor and the Nazis
by Terry Golway
As hard as it is to imagine, there was a time in the…
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The First Shots of the Revolution
by Jack Kelly
In the following excerpt from God Save Benedict Arnold , the first shots of…
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